I Do, I Do: Wedding was out of this world

This dynamic duo was boldly wed where no man (or woman) has been wed before.

Desiree Kinard’s interest was immediately aroused by Thomas Webber’s picture — specifically, his red “Star Trek” shirt — when she found his profile on PlentyOfFish.com last September.

“I was curious about the red shirt because most people who do ‘Star Trek’ would put themselves in a command shirt,” said Desiree, a science teacher at Lake Shore Middle School.

Rather than spending a week gradually warming up to a date, Thomas suggested they go out that very night. Desiree, a “Doctor Who” super fan, agreed. After all, the Doctor himself pointed out that everyone needs a hand to hold.

The date couldn’t have gone better, but Desiree was a bit confused by what Thomas did with his hands at California Pizza Kitchen.

“I had gone there before and talked to the waitress,” said Thomas, former planetarium director at the Museum of Science and History. “If [the date] wasn’t any good, she was to serve us quickly. [Desiree] didn’t know why I was doing hand signals over her shoulder,” Thomas said.

“I didn’t know if he was trying to steal third base,” Desiree, 46, added.

Thomas was the first to go warp speed into love; Desiree quickly followed.

It soon became a question of when they would wed.

On April 9, they decided to have the nuptials over Easter weekend. Now all they had to do was plan a wedding in 10 days.

Others may have flinched at the challenge, but not a true Trekkie like Thomas.

Desiree had just one request for their “Doctor Who” and “Star Trek” infused celebration: a “Doctor Who” inspired wedding ring. Thomas said he couldn’t find one.

On April 19, Desiree and Thomas said “I do” on the Command Bridge of the USS Enterprise at Farragut Films’ sound stage in Kingsland, Ga. They were the first.

Desiree’s heart leapt when Thomas pulled out a small TARDIS-shaped box (TARDIS is Doctor Who’s time machine/spacecraft). The ring of her dreams was inside.

“There were some tears,” Thomas, 45, said.

“He said it was the proudest moment of his life that he was able to pull that off,” Desiree said.

Greg Greene of Farragut Films performed the nuptials.

“I think there were several quotes from several different episodes [of “Star Trek” and “Doctor Who”] in it,” Greg said, “It was unique.”

After the intimate affair, Thomas whisked his bride away to a full scale model of the TARDIS.

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